RS2 Exhaust - Supersprint cat back

[simon44]

Hi there,

I am thinking of a cat back Supersprint exhaust and wondered whether anyone has bought or fitted this to an RS2 or S2?

They look pricey but well made and I wondered whether they are easy to buy, fit and whether the cruising speed is comfortable or boomy!

It looks like they are Italian made and sold in the UK through Euro car parts.

My car is standard but planning an MRC Phase 1 or Custom remap at some stage.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers


Simon

[Henkjan]

I only have the DP and pipe upto the rear from supersprint, but that was a good fit on the turbo and wg

[Jamo]

Don't see the point of that as the RS2 exhaust is 2.75" and the Supersprint is 2.75"

Buy a 3" system of 3" downpipe and single centre section in 2.75 if you don't want it loud.

[simon44]

Sorry - should add that my centre box is heavily corroded and the rear box inner baffle is rattling around - lack of use by previous owner. Both are well past their best - and I was thinking of a change from the OEM...

[veneto rs2]

I have Supersprint fitted from cats downwards and it's been three years.

The power improvement was 9bhp according to the MAHA dyno in Supersprint premises (we got two runs before and two after fitment)
I reckon the iprovement it's not bad without sportcats and downpipe.

About loud or not: It's ok when you stay in the range of 3000/4000rpm wich corresponds at 130/160 kmh
I think that's ok for cruising....
After that I love it....
Below 3000rpm you understand anyway in earing coming.... that it's not a stock exhaust....
I drive around for quite long journeys my family with my two years boy sitting in his seat in the back and he (and more important my wife) never complained about it.


Stefano

P.S.
What's the price in UK?
Fitting it's a piece of cake.

[Fat Audi 80]

I can understand you wanting an OEM alternative that has some performance gains, but none of the risk and hassle of a custom 3" set up. Also it keeps the car's integrity intact.

[saltinot]

w/ Steve

I'm sure there has to be a considerable weight savings also over the stock exhaust also.

Simon, got your PM. I'll get you a reply.

[Jamo]

No point paying for a new exhaust the same if he is planning a remap by MRC. The 3" downpipe will also reduce lag.

As said if you are going to pay for a system then get a 3 inch downpipe but keep the rest of the system 2.75" to keep it at OEM levels.

It's a myth that all 3" systems are loud, they can be made to sound just right.

[S2central.net]

Here we are with another a thread long the lines of 'my exhaust is dead - I need a new one'...

I've tried to cajole a few people (who have the skills to do stainless steel pipework) on the forum to try and get some sort of modular zorst together. There is enough of a niche market on this forum alone to recoup the time required to create this - and profitably make systems.

My options on this island are very limited so I was hopeful someone on the mainland can do it.

The Supersprint system gets good reviews and people like MRC have remarked on how good it is. But there are two problems - one is cost and two is that its only 2.75" (70mm).

A 3" (76mm) system is less restrictive than 70mm and does not need to be noisy.

A truly modular zorst system for the Coupe would be a five piece setup like this ---

01 - 76mm downpipe (with bungs for probes) and accomodation for flexi sections

2A - 76mm Sports CAT, or
2B - 76mm straight thru (older cars and some territory can run without CAT)

3A - Centre silencer with 76mm entry & exit, or
3B - Straight 76mm pipe (for those that want to run noisier)
3C - Straight pipe with an active exhaust valve to run *really* noisy

4A - 76mm over axle pipe, or
4B - over axle pipe with reduction to 70mm for easier driveshaft clearance

05 - Rear silencer with 76mm entry and maybe some options of tail pipes


The sliencers should be easily copyable from shape of factory items and there's enough sources of 70mm and 76mm stainless pipe that a good welder could fabricate the linking sections. Basically I think the downpipe and the overaxle sections are the ones of any real complexity. Does anyone have friendly contacts at some of the stainless custom exhaust shops who could help make this happen ?

The cost of a full custom system is in GBP1000 territory now - why would five of us go to five different zorst places to get that done - at varying quality / fit - when for maybe 50-70% of that price we could have a selection of modular components to choose from - that we know fit properly.

My head is drawn to an outfit such as LONGLIFE exhausts in the UK who have a decent number of local franchises that would be able to take this on. I dunno how many firm orders we need for them to officially tool up for this. Maybe I'm taking too much of an optimistic view here and maybe they all operate totally independently...

Anyone else gotta view on this ?

[S2central.net]

SOrry for thread crash on an RS2 question BTW - but the concept should be extensible to that and S2 Avant / Sedan also and there would be some commonality across the five sections. The rear is different of course.

[rs2coupe]

I have Supersprint fitted from cats downwards and it's been three years.

The power improvement was 9bhp according to the MAHA dyno in Supersprint premises (we got two runs before and two after fitment)
I reckon the iprovement it's not bad without sportcats and downpipe.

About loud or not: It's ok when you stay in the range of 3000/4000rpm wich corresponds at 130/160 kmh
I think that's ok for cruising....
After that I love it....
Below 3000rpm you understand anyway in earing coming.... that it's not a stock exhaust....
I drive around for quite long journeys my family with my two years boy sitting in his seat in the back and he (and more important my wife) never complained about it.


Stefano

P.S.
What's the price in UK?
Fitting it's a piece of cake.

Any chance Supersprint would consider doing a 3''downpipe into 2.75'' pipes? for the RS2/S2

[macspring]

I agree with Paul,

from the amount of posts that I've read on here, if someone came up with a really decent stainless 3 inch down-pipe alone they'd sell pretty well.

They could then go onto the exhaust systems when they've experienced the take up on the down-pipes?

These cars are now scattered throughout the World and at this stage most owners want to lavish some money on them and improve them where it is easy to bolt on a tried and test upgrade. OEM won't last forever and new OEM if available costs as much as custom?

Distance in the World is no longer an impediment to communicating details of such a down-pipe far and wide or the shipping of it either?

With such people and cars, cost is very important there are other factors in the equation. Will it work, will it last, can I fit it easily, will it be worth it, will I notice the improvement, does it look OK, will I be happy with it long term?

Hope this encourages someone / company to take up the suggestion.

I resume there is no one out there doing a decent one that we don't know about?

Kind regards to all.

[Henkjan]

My options on this island are very limited so I was hopeful someone on the mainland can do it.

EPS (www.uitlaten.com) might be able to do it.

[macspring]

I know I might burn in hell for this one but,

if they do not have an English version of their web site they're excluding an awful lot of customers unnecessarily?



Me now burning in hell !



Kind regards.

[simon44]

Guys, lots of good thoughts here. I think we are a special group of people not content with driving a modern Euro box. Driving a classic Audi is much harder and more expensive than I had ever imagined, and to do so we all need to select parts carefully, using this forum for advice. The lack of support from Audi centrally, with parts that are ridiculously expensive and sometimes arent the best choice has led us to make our own choices to improve and maintain our cars. For me the exhaust system is yet another area where I have enormous uncertainty as well as budgetary concerns. And some of the OEM suspension parts I have replaced at great expense are already corroding too which isnt good. An OEM exhaust will do the same over time too.

Coming together to create something better is a great idea but this far exceeds my knowledge or expertise. So I'll bow to others on this. This might be unrealistic but could this forum create the perfect car set up menu for standard, mild tune, big tune, full fat tune to include the agreed spec for all replacement parts such as bushes, turbos, manifolds, brakes, engine internals etc etc?!! Could we put it to the vote, 5 choices per item?!

Just a thought! Thanks for your help and advice as always.